Is prostitution legal in Slovenia?

Decriminalized / unregulated

Prostitution was decriminalized in Slovenia in June 2003.

Slovenia is one of 28 countries classified “Decriminalized / unregulated” for sex work — 13% of the 219 with data. (Also searched as prostitution.)

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Prostitution in Europe
Last checked
7 July 2026
How it was classified
Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.

Nearby countries

Croatia
Illegal Prostitution is illegal in Croatia, with penalties for brothel operations and procuring, though voluntary prostitution is treated as a public order infraction.
Austria
Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal and regulated in Austria, though with restrictions on minors and locations.
San Marino
Illegal Prostitution is illegal in San Marino and not commonplace.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal in Bosnia and Herzegovina but related activities like solicitation and brothel keeping are illegal.
Hungary
Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal and regulated in Hungary since 1999, with sex workers required to pay taxes.
Italy
Legal & regulated Prostitution is legal in Italy, but organized prostitution and brothel operations are prohibited, with individual sex workers tolerated.

Other laws in Slovenia

Same-Sex Marriage
Marriage legal
Same-Sex Activity
Legal
Age of Consent
14–15
Divorce
Legal
Same-Sex Adoption
Joint adoption legal
Incest Laws
Legal between adults
Marriage Age
18+

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